{"id":161,"date":"2021-11-23T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/garleensandhu\/?p=161"},"modified":"2021-11-24T19:30:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T19:30:30","slug":"expressionism-fauvism-early-20th-century-sonia-delaunay-1885-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/garleensandhu\/2021\/11\/23\/expressionism-fauvism-early-20th-century-sonia-delaunay-1885-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressionism, Fauvism, & Early 20th Century | Sonia Delaunay (1885 \u2013 1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sonia Delaunay,\u00a0Rythme, 1938<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sonia Delaunay was a Russian artist who spent most of her career in Paris. She trained in Russia and Germany and later moved to France. Delaunay was a pioneer of abstract art in the years leading up to World War I. She was a Russian painter, illustrator, and textile designer. She and her husband Robert founded the Orphism movement and are known for their use of strong colours and geometric shapes. She was the first living artist to have a major exhibition at the Louvre in 1964. She was also the first woman artist to be named an officer of the French legion of honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sonia Delaunay, Simultaneous Dresses (The three women), 1925<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Delaunays employed Orphism to produce non-objective imagery, the importance of which was predicated on the intensity of the expression that they could create with colour on the canvas’s surface. They juxtaposed primary and secondary colour lines, knowing that the scientific effect on the eye of such combinations would result in art that was just as enthralling to the viewer as those presenting a typical view of reality, such as a figure resting on a couch. Their efforts resulted in a collection of work that compelled viewers to experience their pieces aesthetically – yet powerfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sonia Delaunay, 1914, Prismes \u00e9lectriques<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sonia Delaunay’s textile design work explores expressive colour in a way that sets her apart from other members of the modern avant-garde. She was in charge of costume design in a variety of performing arts, including theatre and dance, in addition to designing, creating, and selling garments in her own fashion business. She eventually created a considerable textile line that was picked up by one of Europe’s largest fabric manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prismes \u00e9lectriques<\/em> is a great example of Delaunay’s signature concentric circles. Delaunay refracts the lights and bustle of Boulevard Saint Michel into almost full abstraction as a hymn to modernity. With the exception of two figurines in the lower center of the painting, everything disintegrates into colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nu Jaune, 1908, Sonia Delaunay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nu Jaune<\/em>\u00a0contrasts the models’ bright yellow skin with chilly emerald accents. One of Delaunay’s most remarkable uses of tone appears here. Black marks typically contrast with bright colours. This results in a bold and hefty outline that is primitivist in nature. The model’s face appears mask-like, implying sorrow. Delaunay does not attempt to portray her as appealing, instead opting for a harsh, modern aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonia_Delaunay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sonia-Delaunay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Sources:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=49954250<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.hasta-standrews.com\/birthdays\/2018\/11\/12\/sonia-delaunay-1885-1979 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=25827925<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.artfund.org\/whats-on\/more-to-see-and-do\/listicles\/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-sonia-delaunay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.wikiart.org\/en\/sonia-delaunay\/flamenco-dancer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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